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Bill Bennett
Freelance journalist.
Auckland-based Bill Bennett writes technology and business stories that are directly relevant to New Zealand readers.
His emphasis is on telecommunications, but he also covers other aspects of technology and business. You can find his features in the New Zealand Herald and hear him regularly on RNZ Nine to Noon and the NZ Tech Podcast.
Bennett's The Download Weekly newsletter is published every Friday. You can sign up for it here.
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OS X 10.10 replaces zoom with full-screen mode
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:11 pm | Digitl
Streamlined red, yellow and green stop buttons at the top left of each window are one of the design changes in Apple's OS X 10.10 Yosemite make-over. More >>
Can government tech grad schools plug skills gap?
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:10 pm | Digitl
Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce earmarked almost $29 million over the next four years to deepen New Zealand's technology talent pool. More >>
Mobile accounts to outnumber humans by 2019
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:05 pm | Digitl
The latest Ericsson Mobility report says there will be 9.2 billion cellular phone account in 2019. More >>
2degrees gives Wellington customers CBD Wi-Fi
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 4:04 pm | Digitl
The company says it has invited 20,000 customers to take part in a three-month trial starting today. If the trial succeeds, it will be a blueprint for other parts of the country. 2degrees talks of a possible commercial Wi-Fi network. More >>
TradeMe investors bail, profits slip
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 6:14 pm | Digitl
NBR looks at TradeMe's recent performance in Trade Me sits at crossroads, testing investor patience — the story is only available to subscribers. More >>
UFB cost blowout hits Enable Networks
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 6:10 pm | Digitl
[caption id="attachment_2777" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Enable Networks relationship with Christchurch City Holdings - click for larger version.[/caption] More >>
Telecom NZ extends Wi-Fi footprint with Auckland Transport d
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 6:04 pm | Digitl
Auckland Transport imposes stingy restrictions on its customers using the Wi-Fi network installed at railway stations and, soon, bus terminals and ferry wharves. More >>
300 Mbps possible as Telecom NZ demos carrier aggregation
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 5:57 pm | Digitl
You need special kit not publicly available in New Zealand until later this year. And, for now, there are only six Auckland sites. More >>
Vodafone offers free Sky as fixed-line bait
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 5:52 pm | Digitl
Vodafone is offering its Unlimited broadband and home phone customers a free six month subscription to Sky's Basic television service. More >>
Google unbundles iPad Docs
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 5:48 pm | Digitl
This has been a big year for iPad word processing. In March Microsoft delivered an iOS version of Word. April saw Apple update the iPad version of its Pages word processor and give the app away with new tablets. More >>
Mac Word, Windows Word and Parallels desktop
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 5:45 pm | Digitl
Microsoft says a new Mac version of Word is coming later this year. Hopefully it will be more like Windows Word 2013 than OS X Word: 2011. More >>
Toshiba readies low price Windows 8 tablets
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 5:44 pm | Digitl
The company plans a $US200 eight-inch tablet and a ten inch version that will sell for US$270. Going on past prices, New Zealanders can expect the models to sell here for a little over $300 and $400 respectively. More >>
Carriers jockey for mobile pole position as competition ramp
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 5:34 pm | Digitl
It's hard to remember a time when New Zealand's mobile sector was this competitive. More >>
Windows Phone's slowly growing footprint
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 5:25 pm | Digitl
So far it has failed to capture attention from high-end smartphone customers and is especially weak in the US — with all that implies for marker perception in the world's noisiest market. Among other things, it doesn't get as much support as its ... More >>
Cellphone cancer demon banished
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 5:22 pm | Digitl
Paul Brislen nails it nicely on what is most likely his last post on the Tuanz blog: Cellphones will not give you cancer . No equivocation, no weasel words, no pussyfooting around the subject. There is no link between using cellphones or living near cellphone ... More >>
BlackBerry 10.2: The big picture
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 5:14 pm | Digitl
BlackBerry 10.2 is the best smartphone operating system you've never used. Most likely it's also one you never considered. More >>
Fortress Google under siege
Monday, 26 May 2014, 8:14 am | Digitl
Wellington tech industry lawyer Michael Wigley hits the nail on the head writing about the European court decision in Another loss for Fortress Google on the Tuanz website. More >>
Google New Zealand's Orwellian, foreign blog
Monday, 26 May 2014, 8:10 am | Digitl
We've always been at war with Eastasia - 1984 Fortress Google under siege quotes Wellington technology industry lawyer Michael Wigley who mentions Google's " difficult communication channels". More >>
TradeMe investors bail, profits slip
Monday, 26 May 2014, 8:06 am | Digitl
NBR looks at TradeMe's recent performance in Trade Me sits at crossroads, testing investor patience — the story is only available to subscribers. More >>
Google gouges as Chromebox hits NZ
Saturday, 24 May 2014, 1:39 pm | Digitl
Google's Australian-written "New Zealand" blog gushes about the company's Chromebox for meetings which is officially on sale from today. More >>
